Tag: Deportation

Mass deportation looms for Nigerians, as UK scraps skilled jobs

Aminu Imam
UK mass deportation

Over 10,000 Nigerians working on Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS), or Skilled Worker visas may be deported at the end of their agreement with their sponsors, following the United Kingdom government’s delisting of over 100 jobs, including skilled worker roles, from CoS eligibility. Feelers from London revealed that this new reform, which takes effect from July 22, 2025, is part of the UK’s efforts to control immigration and tighten the criteria for Skilled Worker visas. These changes involve increasing the skills requirement to RQF Level 6, which means only jobs at…

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13-yr-old boy sues UK parents for deportation to Africa

Aminu Imam
13 yr old boy sues

A 13-year-old boy has taken legal action against his parents, accusing them of brutally taking him to Africa and enrolling him in a boarding school before abandoning him there. The boy, whose identity is protected, contacted the British Consulate and a child welfare organization after his parents registered him at an African school before returning to the United Kingdom. His legal team argued that his parents physically and emotionally abandoned him due to concerns over his potential involvement in gangs in London, an accusation the teenager denies vehemently. According to…

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FG orders deportation of 10 Egyptians, 7 Sri Lankans

Ishaku Yohanna

The federal government has approved the deportation of 10 Egyptians and seven Sri-Lankans. Sunday James, Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), disclosed this in a statement on Friday. James said Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, had signed the deportation order in pursuant to section 45, subsection 2, section 46, subsection 1 and section 47, subsection 1 of the Nigeria Immigration Act 2015. He said the 10 Egyptians had violated the conditions for their entry and the minister had ordered their deportation with immediate effect. Seven Sri-Lankans that were jailed…

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